thumb|right|240px|Oblique view of Schiaparelli from [[Apollo 15 just after sunrise, facing south.]]

thumb|right|240px|Oblique view of Schiaparelli under a low sun angle later in the Apollo 15 mission. It is clear in this view that the mare material has covered the ejecta of the crater.

Schiaparelli ( , , ) is a lunar impact crater located on the western part of the Oceanus Procellarum, to the west of the crater Herodotus. The rim is relatively sharp-edged and relatively free from impact wear. The inner walls have slumped to form a shelf around much of the sides. The interior floor is somewhat irregular, but free from impacts of note.

This crater lies in a relatively flat and featureless part of the mare, although a ray streak from the distant crater Glushko passes along the southeastern edge of the rim, making it easy to identify. A low wrinkle ridge runs from the north rim of the crater to the north. Within the crater is a low central rise.

Satellite craters

By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Schiaparelli.

{| class="wikitable"

!width="25%" style="background:#eeeeee;" |Schiaparelli

!width="25%" style="background:#eeeeee;" |Latitude

!width="25%" style="background:#eeeeee;" |Longitude

!width="25%" style="background:#eeeeee;" |Diameter

|-

|align="center"|A

|align="center"|23.0° N

|align="center"|62.0° W

|align="center"|7 km

|-

|align="center"|C

|align="center"|25.8° N

|align="center"|62.2° W

|align="center"|6 km

|-

|align="center"|E

|align="center"|27.1° N

|align="center"|62.0° W

|align="center"|5 km

|}

The following craters have been renamed by the IAU.

  • Schiaparelli B — See Zinner (crater).
  • Schiaparelli D — See Golgi (crater).

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File:Schiaparelli A crater 4162 h3.jpg|Lunar Orbiter 4 image of Schiaparelli A

File:Zinner crater 4162 h3.jpg|Lunar Orbiter 4 image of Zinner (Schiaparelli B)

File:Schiaparelli C crater 4162 h3.jpg|Lunar Orbiter 4 image of Schiaparelli C

File:Golgi crater 4162 h3.jpg|Lunar Orbiter 4 image of Golgi (Schiaparelli D)

File:Schiaparelli E crater 4162 h3.jpg|Lunar Orbiter 4 image of Schiaparelli E

</gallery>

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